Projects

Snow Hill Phase 3, Birmingham

Client

Ballymore

Turley office

Birmingham

Status

Planning permission granted and building under construction

LPA

Birmingham City Council

Kick starting a stalled city centre project

Our role

We developed a planning strategy to deliver market-attractive planning permission for a site located in an Enterprise Zone identified as a key regeneration site in Birmingham’s Big City Plan, against which the client could secure pre-let office occupiers.

Construction of what were to be two 43 and 23 storey residential and hotel towers began in 2007 but was halted in 2008 when the market conditions deteriorated.

Prominent corner site at the edge of the inner ring road widely recognised as the gateway to Birmingham’s Central Business District (CBD).

Opposite St Chads, a Grade II listed Cathedral and within the context of the CBD fringe which is undergoing significant change.

Provision of heritage advice and a suitable assessment to accompany the planning application was a critical element in providing justification for the scheme in light of potentially significant objections from Historic England.

Results

Prepared and co-ordinated the full planning application through a number of key technical considerations to approval.

Discharged key pre-commencement conditions in conjunction with the main contractor.